diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
index 5cc3c74339..eead3064ec 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
  * MPEG Audio decoder
  */
 
+#define UNCHECKED_BITSTREAM_READER 1
+
 #include "libavutil/audioconvert.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"